同然|どうぜんdouzen[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjective, na-adjectivejust like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)as noun(+も)+同然 or verb+も+同然
   彼かれの助言じょげんは命令めいれいも同然どうぜんだ。↗

   His advice amounts to an order.

   あいつは盗人ぬすびとも同然どうぜんだ。↗

   He is no better than a thief.

• Synonym同じおなじNeutralThe everyday word for 'the same'; stresses being exactly identical, while 「同然」 stresses being practically equal, as good as.
• Synonym同様どうようNeutralMeans 'the same, similar', as in 「同様の事例」; fits both speech and writing. 「同然」 stresses being effectively no different from it.
• Synonym等しいひとしいNeutralMeans 'equal', also 'as good as' as in 「詐欺に等しい」; stresses equality in number or quality.
• Synonym同一どういつNeutralMeans 'identical, one and the same'; stresses being literally the same thing.
• SynonymイコールNeutralLoanword for the equals sign or 'equal to'; in casual speech it can also mean 'in other words'.
• Synonym同じようおなじようNeutralMeans 'much the same'; used in both speech and writing, stressing resemblance. 「同然」 stresses being virtually equal.
• Related同等どうとうNeutralMeans 'equal, on a par', as in 「同等の権利」; stresses rank or level.
• Related同質どうしつWrittenMeans 'of the same quality or nature'; belongs to written, formal prose.
• RelatedクリソツCasualSlangy reversed reading for looking exactly alike, the spitting image; colloquial and playful.
• Related同質的どうしつてきNeutralMeans 'homogeneous', alike in nature or makeup; leans academic.

Use 「同然」 for 'practically the same, as good as', often as 「〜も同然」 (e.g. 「勝ったも同然」「ただ同然」). For exactly the same say 「同じ」, for similar 「同様」, for equal 「等しい」.

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1. ほとんど同おなじであること。